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2015 AMC 8 Problem 5
Billy's basketball team scored the following points over the course of the first 11 games of the season: 42, 47, 53, 53, 58, 58, 58, 61, 64, 65, 73 If his team scores 40 in the 12th game, which of the following statistics will show an increase?
\textbf{(A) } \text{range} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \text{median} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \text{mean} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \text{mode} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \text{mid-range}
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